Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-20
FACT AND FANCY.

/ A movement Is on foot In London to have
! all the theaters lit by electricity.
Miss Nina Van Zandt viii soon be widow
by proxy, says The Dss Mobs' Lauder
! public school system Is to be established
| 10 Alaska by agents OF tho federal govern
ment..
| A. San Francisco Judge has ruled reporter
may not be ordered to reveal the sources OF his
| Information
1t is believed that most OF the Texas train
robbers have been caught, aud that the rest
soon will be.
A London advertisement Of the sale of a
life.slzed oil painting OF Venus was careful to
describe the work as female"
Diamonds are found at present In five coun-
ties Of California, as follows: Amador, Butte,
ri Durado Nevada and Trinity.
John Moot of Davenport, N. Y, recently
ruptured u blood-vessel while trying 70
sneeze ''real hard for fun" He will die
The inhabitants OF the valleys OF the high
slerras are signalizng the autumn BIZ cutting
down their bse.trees aud sailing down their
bear meats
Prior to starting for Philsdelphls Wednes-
day Gov. Bodwell, of Maine, asked the state
troops to abstain from drink while in the
Quaker city.
Nearly one hundred young ladies OF Atlanta,
Ga, have agreed TO form mounted escort to
President and Mrs. Cleveland when they visit
the Piedmont exposition.
There was so much scientific enthusiasm ia
Russia at the approach Of the eclipse OF the
sun that las, 600 glasses and Az, 900 pamphlets
were sold in Moscow alone.
10 the entire republic OF Mexico during the
month Of July seven foreigners, all told, were
naturallzed They were three Italians, two
Spanlards, one Frenchmln, and one German.
A preacher was complaining of the llttleness
and inattentIon OF his congregation, WHOM an
old deacon spoke up and said: "HunGry sheep
will look up to the rack II there 10 hay in itf'
An organization Of the independent militia
companies in the District OF Columbia has
recently been perfected after considerable OPP
position. The command will number $500
troops, will be under the charge Of Gen. Ord.
way.
Thirteen members OF the family OF John
Brown live at Las Cacltas. In the San Gabriel
valley, California. Had old OSawatomle
settled in the same place says The Richmond
State, he might now be patriarch or repub.
licaa angel.
The lanterns on the twin towers OF New
York's marble cathedral in Fifth avenue are
receiving the finishing touches but the frosts
will soon stop the work until next spring.
Then the spires will grow into the air with a
pleasing rapidly.
ia lie. In,
Georgia are said to be in Dooly county.
Samuel Csson Is seven feet and two Inches
nigh, while Miss Anna Hall, aperiect, spright.
", and Intelligent lady of Is summers, is only
thirty inches tall.
There are immense forests OF hemlock in
Oregon and Washington territory, but tho
bark Is said TO be destitute OF tannin, and
therefore useless for manufacturing leather.
The most tannin is fuupd In the hemlocIi OF
Maine, and the further west the tree grows
the less tannin IA found.
When Alfred Fairbanks, OF Now York city,
went home from his work one evening last
week he found on the table note which read
as follows: "Msmms says must leave you;
that no man who smokes pipes can live with
daughter Of hers, aud, therefore, dear Alfred,
we part TO meet no more"
An American woman in England writes
home that she is much annoyed By the obru-
sivo and overwhelming character OF the at
seudauts at hotels. Servants greet one with
oriental reyercucss and serve with grand
-four SD. The unceaslng scrvics ID very dis
agreeable aud otRends 10y Its oOsequloumsss
for fee.
"Where did you get all those buttonsp
asked a lady Of a little boy who had one thou
sand or more on n string. why was the reply
don't you know pa is u miuistarl" Yes re
turned the lady, "but what has that 90: to do
with iti7 "Eyerythiug," said the boy; ''be
cause he has the sorting OF the collection
basket"
A little Somervle boy had been reproved
by his mother and was deeply grieved, We'll"
said he teariully, to his nurse, 'Pve got three
people in the world who love me, anyhow"
Have youP said she, alphabetically. who
are theyin We'll" said he, trying to smother
his sobs, there's you [sobl, and there's Mr..
Watson, lsobl, aud there's [sobl Jesus.
The exhibition of the American Pathological
society at Boston this year Is superior to any
yet given. Tie display OF fruits is especially
prizes aygregGtlng $500 for apples, pears and
tropical fruits, open for competition to states,
sOcieties, grGuges firms, and individuals
throughout the United States and Canada.
Tue desert Of Sahara IL slowly becoming in.
haJltable With the aid OF science. The lower
Sahara is an immense basin OF artesian waters,
and the French are forming fresh Gases with
skill and success, 50 that the number OF
cultivated tracts is increasIn. rapidly. After
period OF 80 years - Gases have 1900 in-
| habltsnts, l2O0O trees between ami years
old, and 100, 90 fruit trees.
In the window OF cottage in an English
| village the following notice Spp.srs: 81
cures goose. My wife cures q gander."
| Tourists are always very much puzzled st this
strange statement, aud Invariably 20 In to
find out what 1t meaps They are considerably
astonished as well AS amused when they learn
that the author OF tho slgn meant to say: 81
euro sgue. My wife cures jsundlce."
Sixteen thousand dollars was rsised through
out the republic for the sufferers from the In.
undation which occurred At Mstamoros about
one year ago, says Tho CITY Of Isxic1 Tpj
Republics. The money has not got been dis
trlbuted! And meanwhile how arc the suffer,
ers llyisgi Nearly eight thousand dollars was
raised for the sufferers from the inuudatiou
at San Luis PotosL None of that money hal
set been distributed. Poor sufferers!
A quarter OF q century ago John Grundy
was one Of the most expert and successful
marble-custers IN Philadelphia. He entered
politics, served as alderman for several terms
took to drinking, lost bis Office and business,
and became rag-picker, and his wife a rag
sorter, until we became blind and went to
the poor house. One day last week he was
found dead In a garrett Ia Philadelphia. II
his right band was All empty whisky bottle.
Charles" inquired vlgllant Sunday -scboo
superintendent, why were you absent yestcr
day" Il stayed at home, sir. to play car
Play cards on Sunday wonder you are no
ashamed to tell me Of such youthful deprayl
tyr'-"I did not know It was wrong to pla
car" Wrong to play cardsl Do YOU
father aud mother know what you we're doing
wretchei boyl" Yes, sir. was playing car
OILS on the parlor 0rgan-that was what wa
trying to tell you," Charles answered, meekly
Capt Hing, Brooklyn confeciioner, ar
peared Tuesday In abandonment proceeding